Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-15

DAILY HERALD.
STREET PAVE1ENTS.
Property Owners Decide
Upon BituminOus Rock.
GRANITE BLOCKS DISCUSSED.
Over Six Thousand Feet Decide for
BituminOus Rock and
1900 for Granite.
GRANITE BLOCKS DISCUSSED.

ers along Main street, from Alameda
Ninth and along Spring, from the jun'
tion of Main 10 Ninth, met last night i
Justice Austin's court room to conside
the paving of those streets with eithe
asphalt or granite blocks. Prior to tn
calling of the meeting to order tb
property owners discussed the variou
kinds of pavement and there seemed B.
be as many views on the question a
there we're persons, some holding tina
asphalt was the best, Others that granite
would wear the longest aud others tha
there was no need of paving. The
meeting was called to order by Freeman
G. Teed and Hon. 4. F. Spence was
chosen Chairman. He stated that tht
property owners had met to discuss in q
friendly manner the material with which
the streets shall be paved, Qa motiop
ct Supervisor R.5wah g G A. Dobinson
was elscled Secretary. On request OF
the Chairman Mr.. Teed stated the OBJ
ject OF the meeting as advertised. Inc
property owners were called to meet to
determine what material should be used
to pave with, the streets to be divided
into two sections aud the paving
to be used on each to be selected
by the majority OF property owners
thereon. Mr.. iced read the re-
port of the Board of Public Works
recommending the adoption of JOS
shearer's bid for granite and OF Dobin-
son & Fairchild's bid for asphaltum.
Jno. Roberts presented bid for paw
ing with granite at "a cents square
foot, curbing at 80 cents foot, and
crosswalks al 80 cents. The bid was
signed by Jno. Roberts, Samuel Hamil
ton, Il. Petrie, Hoyle, A. Wllhardt.
James NJ Pearson. Mr.. Jno. Bryson
asked what size The granite blocks should
be, aud Mr.. Roberts replied that they
would be according TO the specifications
OF the City Engineer. Mr.. Mesmer said
that he thought the streets should not
be paved until the sewers were laid. Mr..
Goss said that the bid of Mr.. Roberts ct
al should not be considered since 1t had
not been presented at the time the other
bids had been sent in. Mr.. Roberts
said that while the bid should perhaps
have be sent in at the same time as
the others, it was not necessary that
these sent in should be adopted. He
could furnish all the bonds necessary
and would guarantee the work to be of
the best possible character. On request
of MIR. Bryson MIR. Dobinson read the
specifications handed in by Dobinson &
Fairchild as amended according TO the
instructions from the Board of Public
Works. These specifications require q
foundation of cement, over which One
and half inches of asphalt will be
placed. Mr.. iced read the bid Of Dob
inson & Fairchild at 25a cents per square
foot, for paving with bituminous rock,
and 9j cents for curbing. AT the
request of Mr.. Goss he also read the
specifications of the City Surveyor for
granite paving.
MIR. Rowan said that, as many did not
know much about bituminous rock. he
would like the opinion Of Mayor Pond,
of San Francisco, read.
At the request of some OF the own.
era, the circular calling the meeting was
read.
City Attorney Daily said that the
Council had accepted two bids, and the
property owners could only decide which
of the two should be adopted. II no de-
cision could be arrived at, then the City
Council would go ahead and select the
material
Mr.. Hamilton wanted to know if the
property owners could not put down
their own pavement, according to
the specifications adopted, and pay their
own prices for the same.
Mr.. Kuhrts moved that the two pa.
pers Tor each kind of pavement be
signed.
Mr.. Hamilton moved that Commit
ties be appointed to canvass both dis
tricts.
MIR. Rowan moved that property own.
ers vote for either granite or bituminous
rock.
Mr. Kuhrts said that the Council
would decide next Monday night what
kind of pavement would be adopted.
MIR. Barrows asked whether the
property owners could make their own
contracts.
Chairman Spence ruled that that was
a question for the City Council to
decide.
Permission was given Mr.. Jos. Shearer
to explain the merits of granite pave
ments and he said that granite was the
best and most lasting pavement, but for
certain parts of the city asphalt was
good.
MIR. Dobinson was also heard in re.
lation to his bituminous rock pave
ment. !.
DIR. Wise said that granite was liked
thing and had been tried for centuries
and did not require certificates.
John Bryson said he endorsed all that
DIR. Wise had said in favor of granite
and against bituminous rock.
Mr.. Rowan said that in San Francisco
the Marke! street pavement of granite
from the bay to Ninth street was be.
ing taken up and bituminous rock put
down.
Chairman Spence said that Los An
aeles was the city for all wealthy people
10 come. In winter the streets are mud
DIV and should be made better. They
should be made noiseless but they
should have good foundation. III
had been ia Chicago and other citlei
where asphalt was used. The princlpa
thing should be to have the pavement
noiseless.
Judge Widney said that the question
of durability was also important. ID
thought that other cities where asphal
fs used, were cooler than Los Angelo
and the test there could not be taken q
applicable to this city.
Voting by frontage on the section Q
of Spring street between Second an
Temple streets. The following was th
vote: John Bryson, 240 feet granite
Mrs. C. Wilson, l20 feet asphaltum; Nj
Stearns, 20. feet asphaltum; Chairma
Spence, 2S feet asphaltum; MIR. Nile
lSs feet asphaltum; Jno. Lazaroviei
100 feet asphaltum; Louis Roder. lC
feet asphaltum; Mr.. Ponet, 80 feet a.
phaltum; Mr.. Vickery, l5O feet asphalt
nm; Lanfrsnco Eaiate. LAT feet asphal
um; Mr.. Buidick. go feet asphaltum.